Irigwe, Atyap, Bajju, Berom, Jukun, and other Platoid peoples of the Middle Belt of Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbo
The Afizere people (Other: Afizarek, exonym: Jarawa) are an ethnic group that occupy Jos East, Jos North, parts of Jos South and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State and parts of Toro and Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Afizere are speakers of Izere language.[2] The neighbors of the Afizere to the north are the Hausa and Jarawan Dass. To the east and southeast are the Zari, Sayawa and Pyem. To the south and southwest are the Berom while the Irigwe and Rukuba lie to the west. On to the northwest of the Afizere are found a number of ethnic groups the closest of which are the Anaguta, Bujel, Ribina, Kayauri and Duguza while the more distant ones include Buji, Gusu, Sanga, Jere, Amoa, and Lemoro.[3]
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The Afizere people (Other: Afizarek, exonym: Jarawa) are an ethnic group that occupy Jos East, Jos North, parts of Jos South and Mangu Local Government...
ethno-linguistic groups. Some of the indigenous ethnic groups in the state are: Berom Afizere Amo Anaguta Aten Bijim Bogghom Buji Jipal Mhiship Irchip Fier Gashish Goemai...
preferring other cultural terms. ǃKung religion Abwoi religion Acholi religion Afizere traditional religion Akan religion Asante religion Azande traditional religion...
hill was already occupied by a tribe called the Afizere (also called 'Jarawa' by the Hausa), but the Afizere people left and lived on another hill called...
Religion Christianity, Islam, Ethnic religion Related ethnic groups Akurmi, Afizere, Irigwe, Bajju, Atyap, and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and...
Traditional/Cultural Beliefs, Islam Related ethnic groups Abisi, Avori, Atsam, Atyap, Afizere, Berom, Jukun, and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern...
Religion, Islam Related ethnic groups Bakulu, Ham, Koro, Bajju, Atyap, Afizere, Berom, Jukun, Kuteb, Efik, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples...
used among the Atyap peoples, Kpop among the Ham; Agwom among the Adara, Afizere, Bakulu and Gbong Gwom by the Berom in southern Kaduna State and Plateau...
Kebbi State Adara (Kadara) Kaduna State, Niger State Affade Yobe State Afizere Plateau State Afo (Eloyi) Nasarawa State Agbo Cross River State Akaju-Ndem...
Languages Berom Religion Christianity Related ethnic groups Iguta, Aten, Afizere, Irigwe, Atyap, Bajju, Ham, Jukun and other Platoid peoples of the Middle...
headquarters are in the town of Angware. its predominant tribe is The Afizere' also known as Jarawa, Jos East is a dividend of Jos where Jos North, and...
Bajju (or Kaje), Anghan (or Kamantan), Fantswam (or Kafanchan), Afo, Afizere, Atsam (or Chawai) and Rukuba, together with the Atyap, form part of the...
Ngas in the southeast. Smaller groups include the Mwaghavul, Pyem, Ron, Afizere, Anaguta, Aten, Irigwe, Chokfem, Kofyar, Kulere, Miship, Mupun and Montol...
Plateau, settling temporarily at the present abode of the Anaguta and Afizere (Jarawa) peoples, before proceeding through Rahama, Kauru and subsequently...
Watyap (Kaura). Hunters squatting during the hunting charade session. Afizere (Jarawa) dancers from Toro LGA, Bauchi State. An Agworok piper by the roadside...
Jos. The problems were due to friction between the Berom, Anaguta, and Afizere tribes on the one hand, and the Hausa-Fulani tribes on the other hand....
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